Struggle on offense and lose TCU? Okay, that’s probably expected.
Go out West and only put up 23 points against Colorado State? Chalk it up to a road trip out West.
Two weeks of offensive ineptness against MAC opponents? Well, Minnesota we’ve got a problem.
After struggling against the woeful Kent State Golden Flashes defense last week in a 10-7 barn burner, the Minnesota Gophers were looking to show the Big Ten and the rest of the college football world they were for serious.
While the Gophers offense scored a season-high 27 points, it was far from the effort that will be needed in the coming weeks against the likes of Iowa, Northwestern and Wisconsin (much further down the road).